lannerch
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Does anyone have any handy tips for Laying an unruly mane over , I have tried plaits but so far no joy, thanks
Laying over a horses mane
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Marigold4
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My youngster has the same problem. A rug with a neck is the only thing that helps.
Dave's Mam
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I have done plaits, it always just bounces back to it's unruly madness!
Dave's Mam
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Embrace the crazy mane!
Equi
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If you can’t use a Lycra hood, plait it over and add a small fish weight to the end of the plait
Cazza525
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I have the same, I find a headless snuggy hood does the trick over winter....considering hair straighteners in the summer!!
Goldenstar
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Plaits with bead on the end and persistence .
Annagain
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Thanks for asking this question lannerch - I feel your pain! I bunched Charlie's at the weekend as I was too lazy to plait it and I hoped it might work. I made them quite loose as I didn't want the wispy strands to get caught up and pull as I know how uncomfortable that is for me. I arrived on Monday to find entire bunches of mane on the wrong side! Accompanied with the slightly... err.... abstract clip I gave him, he's not looking his best - thank the lord for Welsh lockdown, at least nobody's going to see him for at least a fortnight!
rextherobber
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Don't bother - you can plait it on the "correct" side, looks exactly the same, life is too short!
twiggy2
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Hog it!!!
lannerch
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lol sounds like you have worse problems than me
lannerch
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She’s a warmblood not a cob , or polo pony
Ownedby4horses
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Persistence. Daily I move the wild bits back on my mare’s mane, plenty of conditioning spray. I’ve spent 12 years trying to tame one of my tiny tot’s manes and most of now lays on one side with a few straggles at the withers.
I feel your pain OP, life is short but unruly manes do my head in! ?
I feel your pain OP, life is short but unruly manes do my head in! ?
Annagain
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The clipping is entirely of my own making - I always paid to have Archie done (I know why now) and waited until he was in overnight but Charlie is much fluffier and sweated up so badly on Monday that I decided a little bib clip was in order and thought "how hard can it be". Well I know the answer to that now!
twiggy2
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Any mane can be hogged, it is possible an suits many of them, not everyone's cup of tea I grant you and obviously not yours but the horse won't die.
awelshandawarmblood
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What my friend did with her was let it grow a little extra length then 'trellised' it over one side so it had the extra weight rather than just plaiting, once it had started behaving itself she pulled it to the right lengths then just plaiting the unruly bits as and when needed.
lannerch
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She won’t die with an unruly mane either and look far better.
I do not dislike hogged manes I used to work with polo ponies but most horses and cons for that matter imo look better with manes .
Cazza525
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What does trellised mean??
Regandal
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Trellised.
Regandal
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Whilst looking for the above, I found this. Wow!
ILuvCowparsely
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SOS
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My current horse has a mane that would quite like the lie with the tips facing towards his head I.e straight up! As he needs plaiting a lot during the season the last few months I have been slowly training it by plaiting it tightly over after a bath the day before events or hunting.
Once it lies on one side when the plaits are out and doesn’t just spring over I pulled it to take a lot of the weight out. Since then I have only had to bunch it when wet the night before hunting. It’s worked and we have our first plaited meet soon and an even mane on one side, yay!
How it wants to lie:
In training:
Result:
Once it lies on one side when the plaits are out and doesn’t just spring over I pulled it to take a lot of the weight out. Since then I have only had to bunch it when wet the night before hunting. It’s worked and we have our first plaited meet soon and an even mane on one side, yay!
How it wants to lie:
In training:Result:
lannerch
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Wow result
I’m going to have to persevere great tips thanks everyone , think it’s going to take time and a lot of hard work ?
Just purchased a Lycra hood to help me on the way
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lannerch
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Love this and great idea even on a short mane
SatansLittleHelper
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I feel your pain...I'm having the same issue with the cob and it drives me insane lol ?
lannerch
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You think your winning and then it pours with rain the wind blows and your back to square one ?
Annagain
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I caught Charlie last night and thought "oh that's good all his bunches are on the same side." A split second later I realised that was the left side.
. I took them out and decided to give up.
Auslander
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ALf has the mane from hell. It falls on both sides, with an occasional additional mane that falls forward up his crest. I used to be able to keep it vaguely under control by letting get a bit long, as per 1st photo - but I have since decided to embrace the hairy caterpillar!
